Bob’s BlundaBus - a pop up double-decker of creativity

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

WHEN IS a bus not a bus? When it’s a double-decker comedy venue on wheels! One of the oddest successes of last year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival returns to Eyre Square this October - Bob’s BlundaBus, a big red converted ex-London bus.

Have one for the road with Seann Walsh

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

SEANN WALSH, “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation", according to The Guardian, and "this generation’s Dylan Moran" in the view of Time Out, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh this week.

Karl Spain’s Open Top Bus Tour

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

YOU KNOW what it’s like. You are waiting for a hop-on hop-off city tour bus, then one comes along with Karl Spain cracking jokes on the mic. Do you get on? Will you learn anything about Galway?

Jimmy Carr - Galway bound in 2018

Tue, Oct 03, 2017

JIMMY CARR, the comedian and presenter of 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown, has announced a series of Irish dates for his The Best Of, Ultimate Gold, Greatest Hits Irish Tour.

Emma Doran @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

SHE APPEARED on the Al Porter show last Christmas, was in season three of Bridget and Eamon, and enjoys a huge online following for her comedy videos. She is Emma Doran.

Comedy Carnival's Wild Atlantic Wahey

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

WILD ATLANTIC Wahey is not a spelling error – but it could be a huge mistake! The people behind Vodafone Comedy Carnival went brainstorming recently and decided to bring comedy to Connemara.

Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

THEY'RE BACK! Basil, Sybil, and Manuel return to serve up more madcap mayhem, dinner, and a feast of comic delights - some familiar, some off the cuff - but guaranteed to keep diners laughing all the way to dessert.

Comedy at the Clubh for Culture Night

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

A LIMERICK doctor; a Nigerian immigrant; a Dingle bachelorette; an American, a bald guy from Belfast, and the Irish comedian of the year, will be on stage at the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.

The Viper - Mayo's answer to David Icke?

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

FRANCIS (VIPER) Higgins, who came to fame in Hardy Bucks, and later through his YouTube series World News, will bring his new show, The Viper: An Inconvenient Bollocking, to Monroe’s Live on Thursday October 19.

So whose line is it anyway?

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

IF LAUGHTER is the best medicine, then Galway is set for a serious LOL overdose, with Dara O Briain, Tommy Tiernan, John Richardson, Al Porter, and Reginald D Hunter, among the stand-up superstars set to perform at this year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

Kevin Bridges - extra Comedy Carnival dates

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

KEVIN BRIDGES is a comedy phenomenon. He once sold 45,000 tickets in one day. He routinely sells half a million tickets per tour. So it was no surprise all three of his Galway appearances this October sold out.

Damian Clark returns to Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

HE HAS big arms and a peaky cap, an Aussie accent, and a wry smile, but most importantly, he’s bloody funny. He's Damian Clark and he's coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Pat McDonnell @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Wed, Sep 06, 2017

PAT MCDONNELL, who has achieved something close to comedic immortality for his memorable role as the Daniel O'Donnell spoofing Eoin McLove on Father Ted, make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Tommy Tiernan embraces the internet

Mon, Sep 04, 2017

TOMMY TIERNAN has finally embraced the internet. Having spent years under the arc-lights of the stage Tommy has finally given in to pressure from the 21st century and joined the dark world of the web and opened his new YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/Tommedian - and social media hub, www.tommedian.com.

Irish Comedian of the Year, Galway heat

Thu, Aug 31, 2017

The biggest comedy competition in the country rolls into town this Friday as Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh hosts Galway’s only heat of the Irish Comedian Of The Year competition.

Irish Comedian of the Year, grand final

Thu, Aug 31, 2017

For the second year running, the Irish Comedian of the Year final will be held at the Vodafone Comedy Carnival.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Aug 31, 2017

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Writing; Galway United winning.

David McSavage - live and dangerous

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

DAVID MCSAVAGE, "the comic equivalent of dynamite fishing," according to the Official Edinburgh Fringe Magazine, and "one of Ireland’s funniest comedians," says The Irish Mirror, comes to the Róisín Dubh this weekend.

Extra shows for Galway's Smallest Comedy Club

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

TWO OF Galway’s favourite comedians - Bob Hennigan and Johnny Graham - recently had a successful run of solo shows at Ireland’s Smallest Comedy Club and have added two additional dates.

Brendan Grace at the Town Hall Theatre tonight

Thu, Aug 10, 2017

IRELAND'S FAVOURITE funnyman, Brendan Grace, makes a welcome return to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre tonight [August 10] from 8pm, performing some of his most loved comedy routines.

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